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Montreal Canadiens: Looking Back at Their Last Playoff Series Victory

By Ken MacMillan

OTTAWA, ON - APRIL 26: Milan Michalek #9 of the Ottawa Senators skates past Max Pacioretty #67 of the Montreal Canadiens as he celebrates a goal by teammate Brendan Gallagher #11 (not pictured) in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Canadian Tire Centre on April 26, 2015 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Montreal Canadiens eliminated the Ottawa Senators by defeating them 2-0 and move to the next round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
OTTAWA, ON - APRIL 26: Milan Michalek #9 of the Ottawa Senators skates past Max Pacioretty #67 of the Montreal Canadiens as he celebrates a goal by teammate Brendan Gallagher #11 (not pictured) in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Canadian Tire Centre on April 26, 2015 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Montreal Canadiens eliminated the Ottawa Senators by defeating them 2-0 and move to the next round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /
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MONTREAL, QC – APRIL 24: Tom Gilbert #77 of the Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)
MONTREAL, QC – APRIL 24: Tom Gilbert #77 of the Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images) /

Game 5

After being shutout in Game 4, the Habs came out flying in the fifth game which was on home ice. They clearly did not want this series to extend any longer and were firing pucks at Anderson from everywhere in this contest. They had a power play less than a minute in and could not convert any of their chances.

Unfortunately, Bobby Ryan fired one from a long distance midway through the first period and it beat Price to give the Senators a 1-0 for the fifth straight game. Patrick Wiercioch extended the lead to 2-0 when he ripped a snap shot from the points through traffic and bear Price up high.

The Canadiens kept firing pucks from everywhere but Anderson stood tall. With about five minute to play in the second period, Karlsson fired a slap shot from the blue line on the power play and it eluded Price to make it 3-0 Sens.

Tom Gilbert pulled the Habs within two early in the third period when his point shot beat Anderson who was screened by Weise and couldn’t find the puck. An awful giveaway by Markov sent Eric Condra in all along on Price later in the third and he buried it with a nice backhand deke to restore the three goal Senators lead.

Ryan added a late goal on a power play to make it 5-1 and send the series to a sixth game back in Ottawa. Suddenly, the Habs were on their heels, even though they led the series 3-2. It wasn’t for lack of effort in this game as they hit the net with 46 shots, but only beat Anderson with one of them.

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